Cost of living comparison

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Calamba vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Calamba is 48.1% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% more in Calamba
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Calamba
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Calamba
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Calamba
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Calamba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Calamba
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Calamba

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Calamba are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Calamba.

Calamba vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Calamba instead of Delhi, you would:

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pay 18.2% more for restaurants

	Delhi	Calamba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹521.93	$3.44 ₱205.02	-39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹365.35	$2.92 ₱174.26	-25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹44.43	$0.64 ₱38.16	+33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹16.02	$0.35 ₱21.07	+104.4%
Average			+18.2%

Delhi vs. Calamba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Delhi	Calamba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 ₹52.13	$1.16 ₱68.88	+105.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹216.23	$3.17 ₱188.62	+35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹269.26	$6.86 ₱408.73	+135.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹100.75	$2.17 ₱129.21	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₹147.13	$1.70 ₱101.16	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹83.73	$1.11 ₱66.03	+22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₹33.18	$0.73 ₱43.78	+105.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹42.93	$1.05 ₱62.31	+125.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹23.67	$0.51 ₱30.53	+100.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.15	$0.81 ₱47.97	+361.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹20.83	$0.90 ₱53.47	+298.8%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Delhi	Calamba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₹390.86	$4.14 ₱246.61	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.27 ₹1,043.87	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,220.85 ₹1M	$24,084.36 ₱1M	+58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.93 ₹271.41	$2.92 ₱174.26	-0.2%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Delhi	Calamba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 ₹772.30	$24.43 ₱1,455.62	+192.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.89 ₹21,284.70	$120.42 ₱7,175.57	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.05 ₹12,874.36	$77.41 ₱4,612.87	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.95 ₹4,532.30	$115.98 ₱6,910.86	+136.9%
Average			+59.5%

Delhi vs. Calamba - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Delhi	Calamba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.33 ₹6,603.99	$147.18 ₱8,770.15	+106.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,932.31 ₹179K	$4,587.50 ₱273K	+137.4%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Calamba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ₹208.77	$0.99 ₱58.94	-56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ₹195.28	$2.11 ₱125.86	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹365.35	$3.10 ₱184.51	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.60 ₹1,999.75	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.07 ₹469.74	$5.16 ₱307.52	+1.7%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Delhi	Calamba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.76 ₹2,569.88	$31.18 ₱1,857.96	+12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.10 ₹3,156.91	$21.07 ₱1,255.73	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,849.97	$62.36 ₱3,715.92	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.89 ₹3,785.39	$60.21 ₱3,587.79	+47.3%
Average			+10.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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